ArticleJournal of neurosurgery. Case lessons2024
Ventral epidural stimulation for motor recovery after spinal cord injury: illustrative case.
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- Decoding Overlapping Lower-Limb Afferent Pathways from Human Epidural Spinal Recordings.Research square · 2026Article
- Functional motor mapping of domestic pig lumbar spinal cord using penetrating microelectrodes.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundSpinal cord stimulation (SCS) has demonstrated potential as a therapy to enhance motor functional recovery after spinal cord injury (SCI). Epidural SCS for motor recovery is traditionally performed via the dorsal electrode. While ventral epidural stimulation may provide more direct and specific stimulation of the ventral motor neurons involved in motor control, it is largely unstudied, and its role in motor recovery after SCI is unclear. In order to profile the safety and feasibility of ventral epidural spinal stimulation (VSS), the authors present a patient who underwent VSS following a corpectomy to treat SCI related to metastatic epidural cord compression. OBSERVATIONS: A patient underwent transpedicular corpectomy for spinal cord decompression, as well as the placement of 2 ventral epidural electrodes, followed by concurrent physical therapy and ventral epidural stimulation. He was nonambulatory preoperatively but was able to walk over 300 feet with the assistance of a rolling walker at the conclusion of the 3-week study period. VSS was noted to produce improvements in muscle contraction when stimulation was on. LESSONS: VSS appears to be safe, feasible, and well tolerated. VSS, as compared to standard-of-care therapy for SCI, can be used in conjunction with physical therapy and may lead to improvements in motor function. https://thejns.org/doi/10.3171/CASE24155.
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